Antarctic
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Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to thesouthern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to acircle, distant from the pole 23º 28min. Thus we say the antarcticpole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.
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The coolest. Superior in coolness to all else. Used only when the coolness of something is definitive, classic, the model of coolness in its category or class. As in, Antarctica is the coldest place on earth, so anything which is cool is cool, anything way cool is way cool, but anything antarctic is the coolest.
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High tension between to people after an argument, falling out, break up etc.
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at or near the south pole
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the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
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Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions.
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The Antarctic ( or , American English also or ; commonly ) is a polar region around Earths South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica, the Kerguelen Plateau and other island territories located on the Antarctic Plate or south of the Antarctic Convergence. The Antarctic region includes the ice shelves, waters, and all the island territories in the Southern Ocean situated south of the Antarctic Convergence, a zone approximately 32 to 48 km (20 to 30 mi) wide varying in latitude seasonally. The region covers some 20 percent of the Southern Hemisphere, of which 5.5 percent (14 million km2) is the surface area of the Antarctica continent itself. All of the land and ice shelves south of 60°S latitude are administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. Biogeographically, the Antarctic realm is one of eight biogeographic realms of Earths land surface.
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Antarctic refers to the region around the South Pole of the Earth, that includes the Antarctic continent and the Southern Ocean. It is characterized by extremely cold temperatures, thick ice sheets, and unique species adapted to such conditions. The term can also be used more broadly to describe anything related to or originating from this region.
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A known location on planet earth.
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One of the major ecozones of the world, covering the south polar regions.
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